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socraticgadfly's review
4.0
Solid look at how Ike managed the WWII alliance on the ground in Europe, with a brief backgrounder on his WWI and interwar experience.
Nothing really "new," so not a five-star, as with a couple of details holding it back.
Newish around the edges? Barr, while noting Monty overpromised, claimed that Normandy in general and Falaise in particular worked pretty well. He also ignored that Ike had to prod Monty to "cut off" Denmark to keep the Russkies from reaching its border.
He does also note, contra Patton and Bradley, senior US officers like William Simpson who liked Monty.
Nothing really "new," so not a five-star, as with a couple of details holding it back.
Newish around the edges? Barr, while noting Monty overpromised, claimed that Normandy in general and Falaise in particular worked pretty well. He also ignored that Ike had to prod Monty to "cut off" Denmark to keep the Russkies from reaching its border.
He does also note, contra Patton and Bradley, senior US officers like William Simpson who liked Monty.
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